Around noon Wednesday, the Gulf Coast Regional Fugitive Task Force, which is comprised of officers from the Jackson Police Department, Tennessee Department of Corrections, and U.S. Marshal’s Service, arrested Braxton Taylor, 19, of Jackson, on charges of criminal attempt to commit first-degree murder. Taylor was apprehended in the 200 block of East Forrest Avenue.

At approximately 3:13 p.m. Sunday, Jackson police officers responded to a call of shots fired in the vicinity of 1225 N. Highland Ave. Officers found a victim suffering from apparent gunshots in an alley. The victim, who was suffering from serious injuries, was taken by Emergency Medical Services to a local hospital.

During the investigation, Jackson Police Investigators were able to identify Braxton Taylor as the suspect in the shooting